Service difficulty report · Fcu · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
March 23, 2005
Submitted
March 31, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49779
Aircraft time
39,750 hours, 27,160 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
35,539 hours, 23,306 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
76960613
Part serial
F6196
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
27,822 hours, 19,794 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING LEFT ENGINE STARTING, EGT INCREASED UNTIL 512 GRADES SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE LEFT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 73-20-01 AND ENGINE WAS TESTED IAW MM 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT.

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